MD 0104 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 30… FOR CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
Mesoscale Discussion 0104 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0601 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023 Areas affected...central portions of the Florida Panhandle Concerning...Tornado Watch 30... Valid 251201Z - 251330Z The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 30 continues. SUMMARY...Storms moving across central parts of the Florida Panhandle will continue pose risk for damaging winds, as well as a couple of tornadoes in coastal counties. DISCUSSION...A band of generally sub-severe convection continues moving eastward across western Georgia/southeastern Alabama, where a cool/stable boundary layer persists. However, southern portions of this band of storms -- now moving across central parts of the Florida Panhandle -- remain more vigorous/locally severe. Here, dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s along the coast are supporting near-surface-based instability immediately ahead of the convective band -- supporting the more robust updrafts. Low-level shear remains favorable for rotating storms, with southeasterlies at low-levels veering with height to southwesterly in the 1km to 2km layer. As a result, several offshore storms continue to exhibit rotation, some of which have moved onshore and produced small TDS signatures over the past hour. While the observed rotation diminishes rapidly as storms move away from coastal areas, potential for brief tornadoes will continue across southern portions of WW 30 -- i.e. coastal portions of the Panhandle. ..Goss.. 01/25/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...TAE... LAT...LON 29888613 30528569 30298521 29878469 29378466 29638562 29888613